The Irish Professional Mediators' Organisation Upcoming Training

Family Mediation Training in 2025

Mon, 05 May 2025 16:30:52 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in October 2025.

The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 - online - full day - Thursday 2nd October 2025 from 9am to 6pm

Day 2 - online - full day - Friday 3rd October from 9am to 6pm

Day 3 - online - half day on Thursday 9th October from 2pm to 6pm

Day 4 - online - half day on Friday 10th October from 2pm to 6pm

Day 5 - online - half day on Thursday 16th October from 2pm to 6pm

Day 6 - online- half day on Friday 17th October from 2pm to 6:30pm

The course syllabus involves over 32.5 hours of face-to-face training, supplemented with reading material & video lectures. Applicants must have completed mediation training such that they would be eligible to be an IPMO-accredited mediator at NQ level or higher. See IPMO eligibility details.

See further details of the training course on the trainer's website

IPMO-Approved Third-level Foundational Mediation Training courses

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:36:56 GMT

The following Masters-level courses at UCC and Independent Colleges have been approved by the IPMO.

University College Cork, Law LLM (Alternative Dispute Resolution) 1 Year Full-time; 2 Years Part-time – September 2025 – students who successfully complete the course are qualified mediators and eligible to apply for membership of the IPMO.

Independent College, Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution, September 2025 - students who successfully complete the course are qualified mediators and eligible to apply for membership of the IPMO.

Family Mediation Training in 2025

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in March/April 2025.

The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 - online - full day - Thursday 20th March 2025 from 9am to 6pm

Day 2 - online - full day - Friday 21st March from 9am to 6pm

Day 3 - online - half day on Thursday 27th March from 2pm to 6pm

Day 4 - online - half day on Friday 28th March from 2pm to 6pm

Day 5 - online - half day on Thursday 3rd April from 2pm to 6pm

Day 6 - online- half day on Friday 4th April from 2pm to 6:30pm

See further details of the training course on the trainer's website

Foundational Mediation Training (IPMO & IMI Accredited) in 2025

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:48:15 GMT

The IPMO recognises all International Mediation Institute

(IMI)-accredited foundational mediation training courses. These are courses which IMI approves as "Qualifying Assessment Programmes" (QAPs).

Mediation Foundation Ireland are taking bookings for their IMI and IPMO-accredited online mediation training courses of 2025. There are 4 courses offered in 2025 as per the dates below:

2025 Training Dates	Assessment Date
27th, 28th Feb, 6th, 7th, 13th & 14th March 2025	28th March 2025
29th, 30th May, 6th, 12th & 13th June 2025	27th June 2025
11th, 12th, 18th , 19th, 25th, 26th Sept	10th Oct 2025
13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th Nov	12th Dec 2025

Material for assessment is submitted within 3 weeks of the final training date. More information can be found on the MFI website.

As per our admission rules, certification on this course, which involves passing the assessment, will qualify you to become an IPMO NQ member.

To enquire, contact Fiona Farrell (MFI Programme Manager) or call 089 6152276

Family Mediation training in October 2024

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:36:41 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in October 2024.

The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 – online – full day – Thursday 17th October from 9am to 6pm
Day 2 – online – full day – Friday 18th October from 9am to 6pm
Day 3 – online – half day on Thursday 24th October from 2pm to 6pm
Day 4 – online – half day on Friday 25th October from 2pm to 6pm
Day 5 – online – half day on Thursday 31st October from 2pm to 6pm
Day 6 – online- half day on Friday 1st November from 2pm to 6:30pm

See further details of the training course on the trainer's website

Family Mediation Training in July 2024

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:12:50 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in July 2024.

The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 – online – full day – Thursday 11th July from 9am to 6pm
Day 2 – online – full day – Friday 12th July from 9am to 6pm
Day 3 – online – half day on Thursday 18th July from 2pm to 6pm
Day 4 – online – half day on Friday 19th July from 2pm to 6pm
Day 5 – online – half day on Thursday 25th July from 2pm to 6pm
Day 6 – online- half day on Friday 26th July from 2pm to 6:30pm

See further details of the training course on the trainer's website

Foundational Mediation Training (IPMO & IMI Accredited) in 2024

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:13:42 GMT

The IPMO recognises all International Mediation Institute

(IMI)-accredited foundational mediation training courses. These are courses which IMI approves as "Qualifying Assessment Programmes" (QAPs).

Mediation Foundation Ireland are taking bookings for their IMI and IPMO-accredited online mediation training courses of 2024. There are 5 courses offered in 2024 as per the dates below:

2024 Training Dates	Assessment Date
15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th Feb & 1st March 2024	15th March 2024
18th, 19th, 25th, 26th April, 2nd & 3rd May 2024	17th May 2024
6th, 7th, 13th 14th, 20th & 21st June 2024	5th July 2024
5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th September 2024	4th October 2024
7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd November 2024	6th December 2024

Material for assessment is submitted within 3 weeks of the final training date. More information can be found on the MFI website.

As per our admission rules, certification on this course, which involves passing the assessment, will qualify you to become an IPMO NQ member.

To enquire, contact Fiona Farrell (MFI Programme Manager) or call 089 6152276

Family Mediation Training in 2024

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:37:03 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in March/April 2024.

The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 – online – full day – Thursday Thursday 21st March from 9am to 6pm
Day 2 – online – full day – Friday 22nd March from 9am to 6pm
Day 3 – online – half day on Thursday 28th March from 2pm to 6pm
Day 4 – online – half day on Friday 29th March from 2pm to 6pm
Day 5 – online – half day on Thursday 4th April from 2pm to 6pm
Day 6 – online- half day on Friday 5th April 2pm to 6:30pm

See further details of the training course on the trainer's website

Family Mediation Training

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:06:18 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in May 2023.

The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 – online – full day – Thursday 11th May 2023 from 9am to 6pm
Day 2 – online – full day – Friday 12th May from 9am to 6pm
Day 3 – online – half day on Thursday 18th May from 2pm to 6pm
Day 4 – online – half day on Friday 19th May from 2pm to 6pm
Day 5 – online – half day on Thursday 25th May from 2pm to 6pm
Day 6 – online- half day on Friday 26th May 2pm to 6:30pm

See further details of the training course on the trainer's website

Foundational Mediation Training (IPMO & IMI Accredited) in Feb 2023

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:11:19 GMT

The IPMO recognises all International Mediation Institute

(IMI)-accredited foundational mediation training courses. These are courses which IMI approves as "Qualifying Assessment Programmes" (QAPs).

Mediation Foundation Ireland are taking bookings for their IMI and IPMO-accredited online mediation training courses of 2023. There are 5 courses offered in 2023 as per the dates below:

2023 Training Dates	Assessment Date
2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th & 17th of February	3rd March 2023
13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 27th & 28th of April	12th May 2023
1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th of June	30th June 2023
7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd of September	6th October
2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th & 17th November	1st December 2023

Material for assessment is submitted within 3 weeks of the final training date. More information can be found on the MFI website.

As per our admission rules, certification on this course, which involves passing the assessment, will qualify you to become an IPMO NQ member.

To enquire, contact Fiona Farrell (MFI Programme Manager) or call 089 6152276

Family Mediation Training

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:03:12 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in September 2022.

The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 - online - full day - Thursday 15th September from 9am to 6pm
Day 2 - online - full day - Friday 16th September from 9am to 6pm
Day 3 - online - half day on Thursday 22nd September from 2pm to 6pm
Day 4 - online - half day on Friday 23rd September from 2pm to 6pm
Day 5 - online - half day on Thursday 29th September from 2pm to 6pm
Day 6 - online- half day on Friday 30th September from 2pm to 6:30pm

The course syllabus involves over 32 hours of face-to-face training, supplemented with reading material & video lectures. Applicants must have completed mediation training such that they would be eligible to be an IPMO-accredited mediator at NQ level or higher. See IPMO eligibility details.

See further details of the training course on the trainer's website

Foundational Mediation Training (IPMO & IMI Accredited)

Wed, 18 May 2022 15:22:33 GMT

The IPMO recognises all International Mediation Institute

(IMI)-accredited foundational mediation training courses. These are courses which IMI approves as "Qualifying Assessment Programmes" (QAPs).

Mediation Foundation Ireland are offering 3 further IMI and IPMO-accredited online mediation training courses in June, September and November of this year.

2022 Training Dates	Assessment Date
2, 3, 9, 10, 16 & 17 June	24th June
8, 9, 15, 16, 22 & 23 September	7th October
17, 18, 24, 25 November & 1 December	16th December

More information can be found on the MFI website.

As per our admission rules, certification on this course, which involves passing the assessment, will qualify you to become an IPMO NQ member.

To enquire, contact Fiona Farrell (MFI Programme Manager) or call 089 6152276

Family Mediation Training

Tue, 10 May 2022 17:41:00 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in August 2022.

The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 - online - full day - Thursday 4th August from 9am to 6pm
Day 2 - online - full day - Friday 5th August from 9am to 6pm
Day 3 - online - half day on Thursday 11th August from 2pm to 6pm
Day 4 - online - half day on Friday 12th August from 2pm to 6pm
Day 5 - online - half day on Thursday 18th August from 2pm to 6pm
Day 6 - online- half day on Friday 19th August from 2pm to 6:30pm

See further details of the training course on the trainer's website

IPMO Newly Qualified Mediator Supervision Programme

Thu, 05 May 2022 17:18:04 GMT

We are delighted to announce the first IPMO-accredited supervision programme for NQ mediators, offered by Mediation Foundation of Ireland (MFI).

The Programme

Newly qualified mediators (NQM) will meet online once per month over twelve months (ten sessions) or equivalent.

The group size will be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) NQMs and a minimum of nine (9). Topics to be discussed at the supervision sessions will include: -

Guidance on different mediation models
Exploration of advanced mediation skills
Mediation sessions – sole, joint, multi-party & shuttle – how to decide
Communications between sessions incl. time-outs
Creation of case file notes
Liaising with a legal representative of a disputant
Understanding section 11 of the Mediation Act 2017 (enforcement of mediated agreements)

Framework for personal and professional goals
Consistent standards in mediation – including ethics & professional practice
Planning on how to gain work as a mediator

NQMs will be able to ask for particular topics to be discussed at supervision sessions.

Every one-hour session will aim to improve the mediation skills of all attendees.

The supervision sessions will be interactive and will seek to address issues of most concern to NQMs.

Cost €985 / participant, course is offered subject to minimum numbers being met.

To enquire, contact Fiona Farrell (MFI Director) or call 089 6152276

IMI-Accredited Mediation Training

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:50:46 GMT

The IPMO recognises all International Mediation Institute (IMI) accredited foundational mediation training courses. These are courses which IMI approves as "Qualifying Assessment Programmes" (QAPs).

Mediation Foundation Ireland are offering an IMI-accredited online mediation training course in January & February of 2022.

From their website:

"Our next online course begins to take place on the following dates – 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28th January 2022 with assessment on 4th February."

As per our admission rules, certification on this course will qualify you to become an IPMO NQ member.

Family Mediation Training

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:41:06 GMT

ARC Mediation are offering an IPMO-accredited Family Mediation course in February and March of 2022. The course is being delivered online with training on the following days:

Day 1 - online - full day - Thursday 17th February

Day 2 - online - full day - Friday 18th February

Day 3 - online - half day on Thursday 24th February

Day 4 - online - half day on Friday 25th February

Day 5 - online - half day on Thursday 3rd March

Day 6 - online- half day on Friday 4th March

See further details on the trainer's website